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Poured into a standard pint glass a clear copper with a tight craterous white head that held nice retention leaving two sheets of lace behind as it settled very slowly into a creamy mass.Leafy herbal English hops in the nose quite a big dose at that over top over lightly sweet bready malt, quite balanced.Like the aromas this pale is about balance lightly sweet biscuit malt intertwined with leafy "green" hop,to me liker a bigger English style pale ale in character.Not a bad quaffer decent flavors it wont punch you in the face with hops wich is ok "sometimes".

Appearance  This one poured a deep, bright orange in color with a bright white, head.

Smell  The big, creamy caramel orange base came out nicely at the nose. The light, citrusy hops were a perfect complement.

Taste  Yes, this is a classic. The nice malty aspects of this Pale Ale went well with the solid citrus and grassy/floral notes. I particularly enjoyed the light rindy flavor that seemed to come up at the finish.

Mouthfeel  This one is light to medium-bodied and very creamy in the mouth with some excellent dryness at the end.

Drinkability  This is a great session pale ale. It is very even and balanced yet fun and exciting to drink.

Comments  Thanks to weefishheads for busting out this one at the PDX tasting. It was truly savored and appreciated.

The little label-text for this beer begins, "Pale ale is far from a traditional German style..." or something like that. Basically, it reads like an admission of guilt, or at least "hey we gave it a shot" subtext. Out it comes, a strange washed-out pumkin color with a thin layer of off-white bubbles. The nose is very faint and of herbal hops.

The taste is completely overwhelmed by biscuity malt,but distinct vegetal and metallic off flavors forge through. I can taste evidence of old hops, but hardly what I'd call "hop flavor". Pale Ale may be far from a traditional German style, but this is far from a Pale Ale, in any country. Drain-pour.

Pours a nice honey gold color. The head lasts for quite a while, but leaves very little lace. Smells like a typical pale ale, but not very strong. Very nice flavor here. Tastes of caramelly malt and grapefruit hops.

This is a highly drinkable pale, one of the best I've had. Very flavorful, but not overwhelming. Definitely sessionable.

A-This beer has a deep amber body with a creamy white head and a nice gentle carbonation.

S- The smell of green and spicy hops is combined with a sweet pale malt.

T- This beer has a nice hop flavor that blends with a pale and biscuit malt base. The biscuit malt is kind of dry with a slight sweet light toasted flavor as well. The gentle bitterness of hops finishes this beer.

M- A medium mouthfeel with a slight fizz from the carbonation.

D- This is a well built Pale Ale. Not real hoppy but very smooth. I would like a little more complexity from the hops or have the dryness of the malt a little less pronounced.

Seems more English to me...whatever...
Nice deep golden hue, with an off-white head that shows some stick.
Floral hops bombard the olifactory sensations, but there is also an evident breadiness to provide counterpoint.
Taste is along similar lines. Caramel-drizzled bready hues establish themselves early on. Some coarse grains here as well. This is all rudimentary once the hops arrive. Big juicy floral blossoms and herbals provide the mantra for this beer. Bitter? Not especially. Hoppy? Absolutely.
Sturdy in the mouth. Nothing extravagant, but worthy nonetheless.
One of the better PA's (English or American) that I've tried recently.

Taste - Good floral and citrus hoppy flavors with a little sweetness. A nice APA hoppy bitterness on the tongue on the finish.

Mouthfeel - Fairly light with a good carbonation.

Drinkability - I'm not a huge Pale Ale fan, but this one has a better hop and citrus, almost Grapefruit, flavor to it. A cut above many others of the style. I'd would definitely drink more. A nice balanced ABV for this style.

Copper orange with a thin tan head. Smells of sweet biscuit malt with a little bit of hops in the background. Flavor has more of the buscuit malts with a bitter finish and I think a hint of adjunct. Hops flavor is indistinct, flavor of general bittering hops, maybe a little citrus, some earthy herbal qualities, but pretty low key. Easy drinking and refreshing. Tastes like a nice simple beer. Best I've had from Schell's. Give it a try over the summer if you want something simple to go with your brat.

When I toured the brewery a few years ago, the director told us they wanted to call it "German Pale Ale," but the gummint wouldnt let them put a non-existent style on the label. So the label said "Garman Style" Pale Ale. And what does Schell make that isnt German style? Pours a lighter coppery brown, thin head. Smell is indeed a bit more English than German. Interesting blend of English and German tatstes, as promised. Lighter in hop load than a "normal" APA would be, but a well-executed hybrid style.

Aroma is faintly English but packs plenty of spicy hops and a hint of pine.

Medium bodied, light carbonation. Seems like an odd hybrid of English pale ale and nicely hopped American pale, strange but nice. Some pineyness and nice bitterness but not at all overpowering. Finishes with a nice spicy bitterness.

Very nice pale, so far the best of the Schell beers I've sampled. Thanks to Tastytaste for the trade.

Presentation: Poured from a 12oz brown bottle into a standard pint glass. The label depcits what I assume is the Schell brewery, ti is on every label in some manner. No clear freshness date.

Appearance: Pours with 3/4 inch of off white head. Settles slowly itno a thin layer of foam, leavinglots of lacing. The beer itself is amber. Clear, but with lots of suspended sediment.

Smell: Sligth aroma of piney hops, but not very strong.

Taste: Spicy hop flavor upfront with a bitter/citrus finish.

Mouthfeel: Average carbonation level. Mouthfeel is good.

Drinkability: I like it. Good full flavored beer with enough hops, but not a hop bomb. The suspended sediment ditracts form the overall enjoyment. Doesn't really bother me, but not something I expect to see in a fresh pale ale. Maybe a 5 year old Belgian, but not this style.

Pours an amber color, bordering orange, a nice perfume and citrus aroma, which are typical for a pale ale. Maintains a nice white lacing throughout, the initial taste of hops is dominant with a tinge of citrus, mainly orange peel, the finish is quite smooth and a bit dry, awesome taste and flavor, a great beer by Schell! The hops are jumping, but not so much where you would switch, this is very, very drinkable.

Schell's calls this beer a German Pale Ale. One of a kind. Pours a clear amber with a large white head that has good retention. Moderate amounts of sticky lacing is left on the glass. Aroma consists of floral and citrus hints from the hops and a sweet smell from the caramel malt. Nicely balanced flavor of malt and hops. Sweet upfront with the caramel malt and citrus flavors from the hops. The bitterness at the end is mild but is definately noticed. The German yeast adds a unique dark fruit element before the finish. The body is medium/light with low carbonation. The texture is semi-creamy and quite good.

A unique beer and worth a try. Has a low ABV and the flavors are not over the top so it is very sessionable.

12oz bottle picked up as part of a sampler (at least where I am from these seem to be the only way to get beer from this brewery).

A: Poured into pint glass the beer is a clear amber, with a sticky off white head with decent retention and lacing. This sticky head seems to be the calling card of beers from this brewery, as they all look this way. A little lighter than most other APAs I've seen, also not too much carbonation, but still a nice looking beer.

S: Nice and bready with a decent kick off floral hop aroma. Something smells like it does not belong, something a bit off but I can't put my finger on it, it almost smells of pure alcohol, but not too much.

T/MF: Malt flavor dominates this pale ale with a nice thick bread and biscut taste coupled with a crisp bite of apple and lemon rind and pine nuts that leaves the mouth feeling quite dry. A bit more bitter than it initally led on as the hops attack the tongue.

D: Pretty nice and for me a bit more hop kick than Alpha Kings and Sierra Nevada Pale Ales I've tried in the past. This would not be my first choice when reaching for a pale ale, but still a nice change of pace from what I am used to.

A fairly pale color with some shades of orange in there. Small head that fades pretty quickly. The smell is interesting. Definitely hops but citrus as well. The citrus is sweeter than I usually get however. Taste is similar to smell. The hops are lighter than other American styles but they are still well balanced in the mix. Not terribly complex but still enjoyable.